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I wasn’t planning on writing an extra post this week, but I felt like I really needed to share what I learned over the weekend. So, last weekend was hard for me. It was just one of those times when a lot of small, unfortunate things added up to a long and frustrating weekend. We’re […]

One of my closest friends recently loaned me her copy of “Victory in Spiritual Warfare: Outfitting Yourself for the Battle” by Tony Evans. This book takes a close look at Ephesians 6:11-17, often called the “Armor of God”. Spiritual Warfare wasn’t a subject I heard about much while growing up, though I had heard of […]

My oldest son is only seven, so we’ve only been homeschooling for a couple years. But I’ve already faced greater challenges and sewn bigger blessings than I could ever have imagined. The challenges usually look like people who ask why we homeschool. Why would we want to do this job ourselves when we have public […]

With the new school year starting I thought this would be a good time to share some homeschooling encouragement for anyone that wants to homeschool their kids, but maybe aren’t sure if they’re up for the job. Homeschooling has been an incredible blessing to our family because It allows us the freedom to travel, have […]

Raising a family has been a refining process that I never could have expected. If I thought I was a patient, kind and gentle person before, being a wife and mom is like having a flashlight shine the light of truth on every irritable, unkind and rough corner of my heart. I’ve wondered why it […]

I’ve long been thinking about the idea of hospitality, and making my home a place where people know they are welcome. As my kids get older, I want them to know they are welcome to bring their friends home. I want my home to be a place that is safe. A a place where every […]

Growing up, I was a pretty typical Christian kid from a Christian home. After I became a mom I started thinking about how I wanted to raise my own kids to know and love Jesus. I realized how important it was to teach my kids to study the bible, but it struck me how little […]

Hi! I’m Courtney. I’m a full-time wife, mom and homemaker. In my family we love Jesus, homeschool and travel a lot. My mission is to encourage other young wives and mothers to build a family on the foundation of the Word of God, so that they will stand firm in their Christian faith, despite living in a divided and broken world. Read more…